The Shmup! Arcade - Ryglore- I really like Ryglore's documentation of this project the most. He really did a great job at putting the process down. Also, he made a fairly unique cabinet shape, and wonderful theme'd artwork. Also, love his joystick mod and custom dust covers.

Aliens Cabinet - Epyx- Awesome theme, great documentation, wonderful outcome. The lighting, to the shape, to the execution, Epyx did an amazing job on this one.

Project Mame - lokesen- All around great cabinet. The artwork and shape stands out the most IMO. But also, it looks completely professionally done! It's clean, well constructed, and overall just looks fricken cool. Though, it's a bit lacking on the documentation.

Mission Control v1. - Pixelhugger - Although he's working on v2, I really thought v1 was a great looking cabinet. First, the construction was great, the shape of the cabinet was so unique, and the marquee plexi work was so well done.

Tempest Bartop - by leapinlew- I thought leapinlew did an amazing job with this cabinet. It was simply built, and well documented. The shape of the original tempest cabinet also translated well to a bartop.

Atari Xevious Bartop - by retrofuture- I left this one last because retrofuture isn't finished yet! But this bartop will be great once finished, and even in it's current state I found it pretty inspiring.

Vewlix Slim cab - by SpaceHedgehog- I know he's still putting finishing touches on this cabinet, but it's practically done. Great craftsmanship of this replication, and I really love his wiring and mounting of play-components.

I'm a big fan of mountain's cab as well and all of Knievel's stuffPlus I agree with all of the above except the Benderama that is a POS! although it would help if I got some finished shots into that thread

As yet unfinished projects, but certainly worthy already

Ond's Astro why? Have you seen this thing?..... Have you seen this thing?

I agree, I figured someone would mention them, as they are obvious ones to add. Same reason I didn't add yours!

Also, there are a bunch of threads I remember looking at years ago that are missing images (must have been hosted elsewhere). I wanted to mention them, but it's kinda useless without pics. Be mindful were you store your images folks! If you keep 'em here, Saint will most likely hang on to them long-term!

All of these are really great but I think that from what im reading that you could click on the proj announ page and get all of them from there, I think everyone should get one vote. Initial inductees should be limited to 5 or 10 in order to keep the standard of the Hall of Fame high and something to strive for.

Galaxian Mame Conversion - by csa3dI couldn't forget about this one. An oldie, but greatie. Part restore, part upgrade, rotating monitor with great documentation...the finished pics of it aren't there anymore, though this was an old thread.

All of my favourite have been named so far...Taxi Cab, Onds, Martijn's, Ryglore's, DrVenture's, Bella's, Mystery Machine, Mountains, Knievel's (pick one!), leapinlews, Bender's and so many more that may be copies or knock offs but are "best of class" in that respect: Javeryh's DK build, Opt2not's cocktail and so many more!

All of my favourite have been named so far...Taxi Cab, Onds, Martijn's, DrVenture's, Bella's, Mystery Machine, Knievel's (pick one!), leapinlews, Bender's and so many more that may be copies or knock offs but are "best of class" in that respect: Javeryh's DK build, Opt2not's cocktail and so many more!

and my own ditto to previously mentioned Pixelhugger's awesome Mission Control for it's furniture quality elegance

There's one cab though that if I had to nominate a cab that is the best representation of what BYOAC is all about, a cab that screams pure arcade atmosphere and captures the nostalgia of the era yet is fresh and new it's your Aliens cab dude. Sure, I'm slightly biased, but it's your effort and experience learned through doing, that brought it to life.

One of my favorite "custom" cabinets ever is Aurich's Deep 6. Awesome theme, totally unique and excellent execution. Just an all around great cab and proof that simple and elegant work... plus it's got PINK!

One of my favorite "custom" cabinets ever is Aurich's Deep 6. Awesome theme, totally unique and excellent execution. Just an all around great cab and proof that simple and elegant work... plus it's got PINK!

One of my favorite "custom" cabinets ever is Aurich's Deep 6. Awesome theme, totally unique and excellent execution. Just an all around great cab and proof that simple and elegant work... plus it's got PINK!

Great cabinet. Simple is good.I really liked the side art he had planned. Though I wish he would have followed-through with it. The look from the front is great, but once you see the plain sides it seems a bit "too simple" for me.

Wow, not sure how I missed this thread...amazing work and amazing finish. Just skimmed through but going to read through it more detail now, thanks for the heads up on this project.

Thanks guys! I'm glad I'm good for something around here... This is in my Top 5 for sure based on the artwork alone. It's a perfect name for a MAME machine and the retro artwork is just fantastic. Also, the control panel has a 2P 6 button setup with a trackball and spinner yet doesn't overhang the sides. It looks like it could have been a stand alone cabinet with its own game inside. Plus, the thread is a great read. I've thought about copying the name and artwork for my own similar cabinet on more than one occasion...

What projects would you put in the hall of fame, and why? Doesn't have to be a cabinet.

saint, this is a great thread you've started here, good timing. I don't know if you intended this, but with the large influx of new members in the last 6 months, this is a perfect thread to show off the history of the BYOAC projects and members. At the same time inspiring and possibly answering a lot of common newbie questions, through examples of other builds.

Pretty much every cab I can think of off the top of my head has already been mentioned up til now. Awesome thread, especially for new members. But Also a great reference for taking a gander some amazing projects.

That showcase is very nice except for the exposed trackball plate. That kills it for me.

But +10 for mountain's cab. I'm not completely sure, but I think that was the one that originally got me inspired when I first stumbled across this site. I seem to recognize the wiring from under the CP.

Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, it was Mountain's cab, Kneivel's cabs (esp the woody) and another called Jeff's Supercade, that were my original inspirations